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Today is Fri. 19th March 2010

Rare birds found in
Ireland in past years
on 19th March:

Franklin’s Gull

Cruisetown Strand,
Louth, 2006. 


Lesser Scaup

Lough Gill,
Kerry, 1996. 

Returned annually until 2002. 3rd Irish Record


Purple Heron

Knockadoon Head,
Cork, 1990. 

Found dying. 10th Irish Record


Forster’s Tern

Groomsport,
Down, 1984. 

4th Irish Record


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Undated March records

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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs


E&OE.

First for Western Palearctic

Today is 19th March. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:

19th March, 1993 -

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

Remained until 23rd March. There are at least five old 19th century claims from Britain, some of which may be genuine


Muller, H.E.J. and Lippert, K. 1998. Schwalbenweih Elanoides forficatus auf Fuerteventura - eine neue Art für die Palaarktis. Limicola 12:80-84



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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs

E&OE.

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Pied Wagtail Wexford Ireland
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Nethertown, County Wexford. October 16th, 2007.
Canon EOS 30D, Canon 300mm f/4 IS +1.4x, 1/250 f/5.6 ISO 200 

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